Showing posts with label Water Supply. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Water Supply. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The Origin of the New River

The New River Head at Great Amwell (1810)
Great Amwell
I have been meaning to provide a page on the New River, which was built 400 years ago to bring fresh water from Hertfordshire to London - and which is still flowing. However I have just discovered a very useful history on the London Metropolitan Archives web site.